Chapter 37

He had thought this was a scheme of his mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki,

something capable of projecting another world,

and had even set up a livestream room.

He believed he himself did not possess the ability to accomplish such a thing.

But as he kept observing,

he finally realized

that this comparison livestream room

was far more magnificent than he had imagined.

Even his mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki-hime, probably could not have done such a thing.

If she had possessed such an ability,

she would not have needed any schemes or plots,

nor could she have been sealed away by him.

However,

the Asura reincarnation of the other world still drew his attention.

In a certain sense,

he did not like that kind of Asura,

and even found him somewhat detestable.

Such an Asura reminded him of his other son — Indra!!

And the Asura of the other world

seemed even more overbearing and self-centered than Indra!!

Just as everyone was buzzing with discussion,

several lines of text appeared once more on the black-framed screen.

【The following is Q&A time. Please the audience in the livestream room give your answers.】

【Among the four options below, those who answer correctly may receive a random reward!!!】

【What action will Hashirama Senju take next regarding Mount Myoboku?】

【A. Endorse Mount Myoboku's viewpoint, become Mount Myoboku's Child of Prophecy, and form an alliance with Mount Myoboku!!!】

【B. Refute Mount Myoboku's viewpoint, become Mount Myoboku's enemy, and declare that he will destroy Mount Myoboku!!!】

【C. Neither endorse nor agree with Mount Myoboku's viewpoint, but still choose to ally with Mount Myoboku!!!】

【D. Do nothing, act as if Mount Myoboku had never come!!!】

After these options appeared,

everyone felt a little hesitant.

Because the answers to these options were simply too close to one another.

And judging from young Hashirama's situation,

it seemed every answer was something he might do.

For a moment,

everyone had a bit of a headache.

But fortunately,

these options still carried no punishment measures,

which meant there was a reward for getting it right,

and no penalty for getting it wrong!!!.

33. Explode!! Why doesn't he play by the rules!!??

【Fourth Raikage: Does this even need thinking?! It's obviously answer B!! A man of such blood and valor should of course destroy those charlatans!!!】

【Uchiha Madara: If it were the Hashirama I know, I might pick A, but this Hashirama's personality is clearly different — compared to before, he's far more overbearing and extreme. I also pick B.】

【Tobirama Senju: Based on big brother's previous personality, I might also pick A, but having seen this world's big brother's growth, I think picking B should be more reliable!!!】

【Hashirama Senju: Uh… I don't think I myself should be that extreme… I pick A.】

【Shimura Danzo: Hmph! I believe the First Hokage could not possibly be a coward. Faced with such scheming villains, he definitely would not be soft-hearted!! I pick B!!】

【Sarutobi Hiruzen: The Will of Fire does not permit anyone to defile it!!! I pick B!!】

【Uzumaki Naruto: Dammit!!! Why doesn't anyone believe in Mount Myoboku!!! They're clearly good people!!! I pick A…】

【Jiraiya: I also pick A…】

【Orochimaru: Hehe, Jiraiya, even you, that loyal lapdog of Mount Myoboku, have some doubts now? It seems you're not as steadfast as I imagined.】

【Tsunade: I believe the grandpa of the other world would never be bewitched by those toads. I pick B!!!】

……

Black Zetsu inside the cave —

a deep flash of disgust also passed through his eyes.

When his mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki-hime, had been sealed away back then,

the Sage of Six Paths' helpers had included those stinking toads of Mount Myoboku!!!

Therefore, deep in his heart, he also harbored immense hatred toward Mount Myoboku.

If the Great Toad Sage of Mount Myoboku had not whispered into the Sage of Six Paths' ear,

perhaps the relationship between the Sage of Six Paths and his mother back then would not have become so strained.

All of this tragedy.

The Great Toad Sage deserves at least half the credit.

So Black Zetsu chose B without any hesitation!

He could hardly wish for these toads of Mount Myōboku to drop dead immediately,

dying at the hands of the Asura reincarnation in another world!!!

……

Hashirama Senju frowned as he looked at Sage Fukasaku, who was still persisting before him.

He was even getting a little impatient.

As for the Three Great Sage Lands, he actually had no good feelings toward them, and even felt some disgust.

Throughout ninja history,

there always seemed to be the shadow of the Three Great Sage Lands operating behind the scenes.

This made Hashirama Senju's feelings toward them already very poor.

Those not of our kind must be destroyed!!!

This was originally a matter of their human world,

what business was it of the Three Great Sage Lands??

To put it nicely,

the beings of the Three Great Sage Lands could be respectfully called Sages.

To put it bluntly,

weren't these beasts of the Three Great Sage Lands just some summoning beasts?

They had merely grasped a special power,

and beyond that there was nothing particularly special about them.

If it were merely an internal struggle within the Three Great Sage Lands,

Hashirama Senju naturally wouldn't say anything.

But the Three Great Sage Lands wanting to meddle in the struggles of the human world,

that was overstepping the bounds.

Thinking of this, and looking at Sage Fukasaku before him,

a trace of killing intent even rose in Hashirama Senju's heart!!!

【Fourth Raikage: Hahahaha!! It seems the winner this time is me, I guessed the final answer right after all!!!】

【Madara Uchiha: Hashirama!! You truly did not disappoint me, for hypocrites like these, we should kill them all!!】

【Tobirama Senju: It seems I bet right too. Given big brother's temperament, he definitely wouldn't hold back.】